<p>Born of an initiative at the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, this remarkable collection unites a diverse group of celebrated authors, prominent scientists, and creative visionaries who contributed works of "techno-optimism" that challenge us to imagine fully, think broadly, and do Big Stuff.</p><p>Inside this volume you will find a rich blend of science fiction stories, nonfiction essays, and illustrations. Engaging, mind-bending, provocative, and imaginative, <em>Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future</em> is a manifesto and a blueprint that sounds a clarion call to people everywhere to reclaim our future from grieving over what was and celebrate all that can be achieved.</p><p>Contributors include: </p><p>Charlie Jane Anders<br />Madeline Ashby<br />Elizabeth Bear<br />Gregory Benford<br />David Brin<br />James L. Cambias<br />Brenda Cooper<br />Paul Davies<br />Cory Doctorow<br />Kathleen Ann Goonan<br />Lee Konstantinou<br />Lawrence M. Krauss<br />Geoffrey A. Landis<br />Annalee Newitz<br />Rudy Rucker<br />Karl Schroeder<br />Vandana Singh<br />Neal Stephenson<br />Bruce Sterling</p>
